Sustainable Development Towards Globalization within Romania

• Main Authors: Alexandra Gălbează, Cristina Ciovică, Cristian Florea
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Danubius University 2012-05-01
• Series: EIRP Proceedings
• Subjects: sustainability; environment; ecology; strategic investment
• Online Access: http://www.proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1324/1268

Sustainable development was first developed in order to offer a clear picture of progress in termsof ecological policies so as to harmonize both present and long-term objectives. It takes a change in the wayof thinking and an active involvement of society towards public policies as far as sustainability is concerned.The relation between globalization and sustainable development is a very close one taking into considerationthat activities of national markets have led to their homogeneity. On the other hand, sustainability became animportant element in European economy, namely for Romania. Authorities started to pay attention to changesexistent with the new environmental and economic priorities. Sustainable development within Romaniarequires a deep analysis upon the development indicators in order to know what the present situation is andwhat it may happen in the near future. Therefore, it is high time to evaluate the real situation that willinfluence the growth of the economy sector in the next decade. The conclusion drawn is that the strategicindicators revealed a hard path that Romania has been trying to pass recent years concerning sustainabilityrequirements.